bleh, ure guys's take on martial arts schools has me glad i actually have a competent one (Mike Miles Kickboxing - Calgary, Canada), hehehe. altho i agree with most of what u guys said, i think that some martial arts take longer to master for someone to be able to defend themselves in the street. kung fu, i think, needs considerably more time to master than Muay Thai (atleast, to be able to kick some guys ass who dunna know martial arts). o yeah, sparring, i think, would help anyone be able to defend themselves, right? btw..have u seen The 3 ninjas?!??! and u guys say 8 yr olds cant get black belts..bah This Message was edited by: Zaknafein on Jul 26, 2001 2:07pm